halt

The word “halt” has 1 syllable: halt

It's pronounced as /hɒlt/

What is synonym and antonym for halt?

In the thesaurus, “halt” has 242 synonyms and 82 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for halt along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for halt

Mexican standoff
abate
abeyance
abolish
abort
adjourn
ailing
annul
arrest
arrestment
back down
baffle
balance
balk
bar
be defective
bind
bite the dust
blind
block
blockade
blow the whistle on
blunder
bottleneck
brake
break
break down
break off
break up
breakoff
bring to an end
bring to standstill
bring up
call
call it a day
can
catch
cease
cessation
challenged
check
choke off
clamp down
clog
close
close down
closedown
closure
come to an end
complete
conclude
conclusion
consider
cool it
corner
curb
cut off
cut out
cut short
cutoff
dally
dam
dawdle
deactivate
dead end
dead-end
deadlock
deaf
debate
delay
deliberate
demolish
desist
destroy
detain
deter
determine
die
differently abled
difficulty
dilemma
disabled
discontinuance
discontinuation
discontinue
diseased
dissolve
dither
dodder
draw up
drop
drop anchor
elapse
end
ending
equivocate
exceptional
expiration
expire
falter
fetch up
finish
fix
flounder
freeze
frustrate
give over
go
gridlock
grinding halt
hamper
hang back
hard of hearing
have done with
haw
hedge
hem
hesitate
hinder
hitch
hobble
hold
hold at bay
hold back
hold up
hole
ill
immobile
immobilized
impaired
impasse
impede
incapacitated
intermit
interrupt
interruption
jam
kibosh
kill
knock off
lame
lapse
lay off
layoff
leave off
let up
letup
limp
linger
logjam
lurch
mop-up
morass
moratorium
mute
obstruct
offset
oscillate
paralyzed
pass
pause
phaseout
pickle
pinch
plight
ponder
postponement
predicament
problem
procrastinate
pull up
punctuate
pussyfoot
put a cork in
put the kibosh on
quadriplegic
quagmire
quandary
quit
repress
rest
ruin
screaming halt
screeching halt
scruple
scuttle
shamble
shilly-shally
shuffle
shut off
shutdown
shutoff
sick
snag
snuff
special-needs
spot
squash
squelch
stagger
stalemate
stall
stammer
stamp
stanch
stand
stand still
standoff
standstill
staunch
stay
stem
still
stop
stoppage
stumble
stunt
suppress
surcease
suspend
suspension
sway
teeter
terminate
termination
totter
turn back
unfit
unhealthy
unsound
unwell
vacillate
wabble
waffle
wait
waver
weigh
whiffle
wiggle-waggle
wind down
wind up
wobble

Antonyms for halt

able-bodied
abled
actuate
advance
aid
allow
assist
begin
beginning
bouncing
breeze
budge
carry on
carry out
chipper
commence
continuance
continuation
continue
decide
do
draw out
drive
encourage
endurance
extend
extension
fare
fit
forge
forward
further
glide
go
go along
goad
hale
hang on
healthy
hearty
help
impel
initiate
keep on
keep up
let go
march
move
nondisabled
open
permit
perseverance
persist
persistence
proceed
progress
prolong
prolongation
promote
propel
protract
push
remain
restart
robust
run on
sail
sound
speak smoothly
spur
start
stay
stimulate
stir
stride
support
unimpaired
urge
well
wend
whole
wholesome

Meanings of halt

verb
1. To limp; move with a limping gait.
2. To stand in doubt whether to proceed, or what to do; hesitate; be uncertain; linger; delay; mammer.
3. To be lame, faulty, or defective, as in connection with ideas, or in measure, or in versification.
4. To waver.
5. To falter.
6. To stop marching.
7. To stop either temporarily or permanently.
8. To bring to a stop.
9. To cause to discontinue.
noun
1. A cessation, either temporary or permanent.
2. A minor railway station (usually unstaffed) in the United Kingdom.
3. Lameness; a limp.
adjective
1. Lame, limping.

Example Sentences

The traffic came to a halt as the parade passed through the city streets.
The construction work had to halt due to heavy rain and flooding.
The train conductor announced that the train would halt at the next station.
The sudden noise made him halt in his tracks, listening for any further sound.
The company had to halt production temporarily to address safety concerns in the factory.

On this page you'll find 324 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to halt, such as: Mexican standoff, abate, abeyance, able-bodied, abled, abolish, abort.

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